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ADC Best Thing For Nigeria, Atiku’s Aide Blasts APC

21.04.2026

Demola Olarewaju, the Senior Political Assistant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has described the emerging opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as one of the most significant developments in Nigeria’s recent democratic history. According to him, the coalition represents a structural response to growing concerns about governance, political imbalance, and the weakening...

S’Court Fixes April 2027 For Hearing In Sanusi, Bayero Emirate Dispute

21.04.2026

The Supreme Court has fixed April 19, 2027, for further hearing in the suit regarding the Kano emirate tussle between Mohammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Bayero. At yesterday’s sitting, the apex court heard preliminary arguments from the parties involved in the dispute before announcing an adjournment. Speaking after the court session, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi, the...

Lagos Residents To Observe Sanitation As Monthly Exercise Returns

21.04.2026

The Lagos Waste Management Authority has urged residents across Lagos State to comply fully with the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise set to resume on April 25. In a statement shared via its official X handle yesterday, the agency announced that the exercise will take place statewide between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., marking the...

Tinubu Disconnected From Nigerians’ Hardship, Says Baba-Ahmed

21.04.2026

The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, yesterday claimed that President Bola Tinubu is disconnected from the realities confronting Nigerians. Speaking on Arise TV yesterday, he criticised President Tinubu’s remarks last week those who fail to recognise the administration’s efforts would require prescription glasses. The President had said: “If they don’t...

Nigeria’s Markets Gain Credibility As Exit Route For Investors

21.04.2026

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group (NEG) Temi Popoola has said Nigeria’s capital markets are beginning to establish credibility as a viable exit route for institutional investors, citing recent transactions and structural reforms aimed at improving market function. “The true test of any market is not entry, but exit,”...

CBN, NCC Close Ranks To Tame Digital Fraud In Financial Sector

21.04.2026

…sign MoU on data sharing The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Communications Commission (NCC) have forged collaboration to curb prevalence of electronic financial fraud associated with the digital payment system by improving consumer protection. CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, signed a Memorandum of...

Court Affirms FCCPC’s Right To Investigate Consumer Complaints

21.04.2026

The Federal High Court, Abuja has affirmed the power of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to receive complaints, assess matters brought before it, and take appropriate lawful steps, including investigation where necessary. In a judgment delivered yesterday by Justice James Omotosho, he dismissed the suit filed by Air Peace Limited challenging the Commission’s...

ICWAE, COPESA Launch Global Advocacy Initiative In Nasarawa

21.04.2026

The International Caribbean Women Alliance for Empowerment (ICWAE), in collaboration with the Community Participation and Empowerment for Sustainable Development (COPESA), has launched its 2026 global advocacy initiative with simultaneous events held across three states in Nigeria. The launch was hosted at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Secretariat in Nasarawa State, Our Lady of Victory...

NSC Opts For Automatic Tariff Adjustment At Port

21.04.2026

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is considering an automatic tariff adjustment mechanism that would put an end to the manual practice that usually sparks crises in the port industry. The Executive Secretary of the council, Dr Pius Akuta, disclosed this in Lagos, following the lingering face-off among importers, freight forwarders and the shipping companies over the...

APC Releases 2027 Election Timetable, Sets Presidential Form At N100m, Gov N50m

21.04.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its schedule of activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued last night, the ruling party announced that May 15 and 16 have been fixed for the election of its presidential candidate. The APC also announced that aspirants seeking to contest in its 2027 presidential...